R is a popular language, especially in data science, this can be seen in the TIOBE Index for August 2020.
It has lots of strengths:
RStudio by default has four main quadrants as shown below. The layout is customisable, as is the background.
When you load RStudio the syntax editor will not be open. Try and open one just like as shown below.
For these workshops we will be using R Markdown. It allows you to have text (with simple formatting) and chunks of R code.
To run code in a code chunk either press the green play button or press Ctrl + Enter (or Cmd + Enter on Mac).
One hour exercise based session with tutor support. You will be given example code for a problem, then given a related exercise to complete.